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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicVinod Rai

Topic: Vinod Rai

At BCCI, I held CoA Vinod Rai in high regard. Until this happened

During all my interactions, Vinod Rai had been courteous, but with my experience of that morning, I had seen a different side of him.

Remember a convicted ‘non-guilty’ IAS officer, HC Gupta, when fretting over stalled economic reforms

The 2010-13 season of scandal-mongering still casts a shadow on Indian politics, and the victims are those at the lowest end of the decision-making chain.

After Kohli-Kumble spat, I spoke to Tendulkar. He was conscious of the disquiet

In my conversations with the captain and team management, it was conveyed that Kumble was too much of a disciplinarian and the team members were not too happy.

Aryan Khan-Wankhede story nudges IPS-IRS-IAS officers to call out those who violate their oath

We see what madness for fame and stardom has done to some people from the All India and Class I Services. Even as most others work sincerely, in relative anonymity.

Ex-CAG Vinod Rai apologises to Sanjay Nirupam for 2G allegation, Congress leader says ‘golden day’

In 2014, Vinod Rai had named Nirupam as one of the MPs who pressured him to keep former PM Manmohan Singh’s name out of his report on the 2G spectrum allocation case.

Ganguly’s BCCI must follow EPL, but it’s yet to get report on CEO sexual harassment case

English Premier League’s CEO-designate had to step aside due to sexual harassment charges, but report on BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been kept under lock and key.

Supreme Court directs CoA to be dissolved after BCCI takes charge

The Supreme Court asked the Committee of Administrators (CoA) to submit their approved accounts with the registrar of the Tamil Nadu Society within 7 days.

Tamil Nadu, Haryana & Maharashtra cricket associations barred from BCCI AGM & elections

The three associations, which are home to some prominent cricket administrators, have not complied with the new BCCI constitution according to the CoA.

Team India manager who ‘behaved rudely’ with diplomats in West Indies won’t be called back

An ‘apology-cum-explanation’ by Sunil Subramaniam over a photo-shoot controversy in Trinidad has been accepted by Vinod Rai-led CoA.

Ladakh cricketers will represent Jammu & Kashmir in domestic circuit for now: CoA Vinod Rai

The Jammu & Kashmir Ranji team is not known to have featured a player from Ladakh till date. The upcoming season is scheduled to start in December.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.